bob goldin of restaurant consulting firm, technomic says chains may be headed toward higher costs and smaller margins. "they're pretty nervous. // my opinion is they should get ahead of the the issue. // you're always better being ahead of wages, benefits, health care, yes." employers have said raising wages would cut hiring. this week, labor secretary thomas perez addressed that by saying it would cut turnover. "if i pay my employees well, they stay longer, they're producutive and there are studies that demonstrate just that." a recent report by the university of california found more than half of fast food workers qualify for public assistance. and one out of four fast-food workers is raising a child. despite low wages-- the economy is growing... the gdp number out yesterday came in at 3.6%. that is strongest economic growth in 1 and half years. the number was revised up from an earlier estimate of 2.8%. what's troubling to wealth manager juli niemann is that consumer spending grew just 1.4% "the economy is not really rocketing upward, it's slogging upward. so it's just not as wildl